How would the electron configuration of nitrogen change to make a stable configuration?

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It would gain two electrons.
It would gain two electrons.

It would lose five electrons.
It would lose five electrons.

It would gain three electrons.
It would gain three electrons.

It would lose four electrons.

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The electron configuration of nitrogen (atomic number 7) is 1s² 2s² 2p³. To achieve a stable configuration, nitrogen typically gains three electrons to fill its 2p subshell, resulting in a noble gas configuration similar to neon.

Therefore, the correct response is:

It would gain three electrons.

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